Cincinnati Open runs to 23 August with British tests ahead

Katie Boulter and Cam Norrie have given British followers an early reason to watch the Cincinnati Open closely, with both progressing from demanding three-set matches on the opening day in Ohio.

The combined WTA and ATP 1000 tennis tournament runs from 13 to 23 August in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is suited to spectators who want to follow leading international players across the women’s and men’s draws, although the supplied event information does not specify the venue name or address, daily start times, ticket prices, booking arrangements, transport advice or accessibility provision.

Their victories have set up two sharply defined second-round tests: Boulter will meet sixth seed and Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, while Norrie faces top seed Alexander Zverev.

Boulter finds a way through a shifting first-round match

Boulter needed two hours and 43 minutes to defeat American Katie Volynets 7-5, 0-6, 6-4, recording her first win since the HSBC Championships.

The British player recovered from 5-3 down in the opening set, but the match turned when she collected only four points behind serve during the second. Volynets then erased an early break deficit in the decider before Boulter applied the decisive pressure at 4-4, claiming her sixth break of serve and closing the contest on her second match point.

Noskova’s second-round appearance will be her first match since winning the Wimbledon title at SW19. The meeting also offers an early look at players who could feature when Great Britain face Czechia in the Billie Jean King Cup next month.

Norrie’s comeback earns a meeting with the top seed

Norrie recovered from a slow opening set to beat Dominic Prizmic 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. He lost only three points on serve in the second set before navigating a more pressured decider.

The British No.1 saved a break point while trailing 2-1 and another three at 3-2. He then broke the Croatian in the following game and completed the comeback with an unreturnable serve on match point.

That result extends an encouraging hard-court sequence following Norrie’s semi-final in Los Cabos and fourth-round appearance at the National Bank Open. His next assignment is more difficult on paper: he has lost all seven previous meetings with Zverev, including at the Australian Open earlier in 2026. Zverev, however, arrives after a second-round defeat in Montreal the previous week.

Draper and Choinski let first-round openings slip

Jack Draper’s return from injury continued with a 6-3, 7-5 loss to Spanish youngster Martin Landaluce. The former world No.4 led 5-2 in the second set and created six set points but could not force a deciding set. He remains without a victory during the American hard-court swing after reaching the semi-finals at the Lexus Eastbourne Open.

Jan Choinski came even closer to his first ATP Masters 1000 win. World No.70 Choinski led Thiago Agustin Tirante 4-1 in the third set and held the same advantage in the deciding tie-break, only for the Argentine to win the final six points and complete a 7-6(11), 6-7(7), 7-6(4) victory in just under three hours.

Arthur Fery is also among the British players named in the Cincinnati field, although the opening-day report does not provide a match result for him. The wider British draw picture for 13–23 August shows where each player entered the combined tournament.

Planning around the remaining Cincinnati dates

The confirmed event window leaves play continuing through 23 August. Anyone considering attending should check the organiser’s latest official information before making plans because the source material supplied for this preview does not include a named venue, street address, session times, admission prices or a booking route.

For British followers, the next confirmed milestones are Boulter against Noskova and Norrie against Zverev in the second round, with exact match times not stated in the supplied report.

Source: LTA Tennis News